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Program Assistant
- Job #: req32806
- Organization: World Bank
- Sector: Administration/Office Support
- Grade: GC
- Term Duration: 2 years 0 months
- Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment
- Location: Nepal
- Required Language(s): English, Nepali
- Preferred Language(s):
- Closing Date: 4/29/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. Please visit: https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/home

The South Asia Region Context The South Asia Region comprises eight countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) that range in size from India (with a population of over 1 billion) to Maldives (with 0.3 million people). The Region has experienced a long period of robust economic growth, averaging 6% a year over the past 20 years. It was the second-fastest growing region in the world in the aftermath of the global crisis. This strong growth has translated into declining poverty and impressive improvements in human development. The percentage of people living below the poverty line fell in South Asia from 56% to 16% between 1981 and 2013. Still, the region remains home to a third of the world’s poorest, with 216 million people living below $1.9/day.

The South Asia Region: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/sar

Country Management Unit (CMU) Context Nepal is part of the SACSN Country Management Unit along with Maldives and Sri Lanka, with a Division Director and Operations Manager for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka based in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The Nepal program has a portfolio value at about US$ 2 billion. Nepal is implementing the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) with priority in three focus areas: (1) Public institutions and policies in a federalization context, (2) Growth and employment, and (3) Inclusion and resilience. The World Bank country program provides financial support and technical advisory services across a broad range of sectors, with focus in infrastructure, energy, human development services, climate, and disaster risk management. World Bank assistance is channeled through government system for agreed development priorities.

This position is for a Program Assistant (PA) in the World Bank Nepal Country Office. Mapped to the Country Management Unit (CMU), Program Assistant will support Global Practices team/Country operations across the spectrum of activities supported by the World Bank in Nepal. This is a Country Office position in Nepal subject to local recruitment under the Nepal Compensation Plan.

Reporting Lines: The Program Assistant will report to the Operations Manager, Nepal.

Application Deadline:  April 29, 2025

HOW TO APPLY
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